Social Advocates for Youth (SAY) is pleased to announce the election of John Meislahn, Vice President and Branch Manager at Exchange Bank, as the new President of SAY's Board of Directors. John has been a resident of Sonoma County for more than 18 years and was introduced to SAY through...
Read MoreThe youth who work at SAY's Sunflower Community Garden this summer will grow more than just vegetables. SAY is hiring several at-risk youth to work in the garden and, in an expansion of last year's program, the youth will then train over 100 children ages 4-11 about healthy eating habits. The...
Read MoreOn Saturday May 21, SAY participated in the 117th Annual Luther Burbank Rose Parade. We honored the Tamayo Family by highlighting The Mary and Jose Tamayo House, our transitional housing program for youth ages 18-24. We'd like to take a moment to thank our Rose Parade partners: we teamed up...
Read MoreSocial Advocates for Youth has been awarded with the Gold Medal for Best Nonprofit/Charitable Organization in Northbay Biz Magazine's "Best Of" awards. The award was voted on by readers throughout the North Bay. "We are honored to have been recognized, alongside Becoming Independent as the best nonprofit organizations in the...
Read MoreThe Press Democrat's Celebrate Community Partnership recently published a special Community Champions edition featuring Social Advocates for Youth and our Executive Director Matt Martin. We are proud to have Matt's dedication to the youth of Sonoma County recognized by the Press Democrat and their Celebrate Community partners. You can read...
Read MoreOn Saturday, April 30 volunteers from the group Rebuilding Together came out to SAY's Dr. James E Coffee House Teen Shelter to replace the floors in the living and dining room, rebuild the emergency exit stairs, update the bathrooms, and to help clean up the landscaping at the teen shelter....
Read MoreSocial Advocates for Youth raised over $170,000 at their recent event, The SAY Sock Hop. The 1950's themed event, held March 5, 2011, at the Friedman Center in Santa Rosa was their most successful fundraiser to date. Over 300 guests attended the event and enjoyed treats from a soda fountain,...
Read MoreSAY is pleased to announce the appointment of two community leaders to their Board of Directors. Dennis Kelley, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Summit State Bank, and Todd Beal, Area Director in Large Group Account Management for Kaiser Permanente, have been elected to the Board of Directors...
Read MoreDear Friends, The National Alliance to End Homelessness has asked SAY and other organizations to pass on this important message about federal funding for homeless and runaway youth. This is a topic near to our hearts at SAY, since so many of the teens we work with have run away or...
Read MoreSAY is pleased to announce Susie McGavin as SAY's new Director of Operations. Susie joined SAY last year as Regional Director, providing oversight and supervision of community and school-based counseling programs in the North County, Sonoma Valley, and Santa Rosa. In her new role as Operations Director, Susie will use...
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